SAS LEARNING & EXAM INFORMATION GUIDE Department of Mathematical Sciences Bentley University Version: October 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS SAS CERTIFICATION EXAM ................................................................................................................................. 2 SAS ON‐LINE TRAINING CLASS .......................................................................................................................... 4 SAS CERTIFICATION PREP GUIDES .................................................................................................................. 4 ADDITIONAL SAS E‐BOOKS ................................................................................................................................ 5 SAS HARDCOPY BOOKS (BENTLEY LIBRARY) .............................................................................................. 7
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SAS CERTIFICATION EXAM http://support.sas.com/certify/reg/index.html SAS CERTIFICATION EXAMS OFFERED: SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9 SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9 SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 7 SAS Certified Platform Administrator 9 SAS Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS 9 SAS Certified BI Content Developer for SAS 9 SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst Using SAS 9: Regression and Modeling
WHERE TO REGISTER: Online at: http://www.pearsonvue.com/sas/. Follow these steps: o First‐time users: Create a new Web account within Pearson VUE before you can schedule a SAS exam. This can take up to two business days based on information provided to produce your username and password needed for exam registration. o Returning Users: If you have previously taken a test with Pearson VUE and created a Web account, but do not remember your sign‐in information, there are links within Pearson VUE to help obtain this information. Telephone o To register by phone, visit http://www.pearsonvue.com/sas/.and select the ‘Schedule By Phone.’ Numbers for your location will be provided.
EXAM STUDENT DISCOUNT: *50% off exam fees to employees, educators, teachers, students, faculty and staff associated with academic institutions and school districts http://support.sas.com/certify/discounts/detail.html *Requests for a discount voucher must be made before registering for your exam
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REQUIREMENTS: To apply for the discount voucher, the following are required as proof of affiliation for verification: A current, dated letter on university letterhead with the department head or other administrator’s signature with information on your enrollment or employment A copy of your current semester transcript with the university name, your name, and courses you are currently taking A student ID or staff ID with expiration date FAX proof to 919‐677‐444 (Attention: SAS Certification) or provide an electronic copy via e‐mail to
[email protected]. Please include your e‐mail address with your faxed request. Upon receipt of your information and verification, a 50% off voucher will be emailed to you. *Discounted vouchers are valid for approximately 6 weeks from the date and cannot be extended so be prepared to take and register for your exam during this timeframe advised. *Provide voucher number during your registration SAS CERTIFICATION EXAM‐‐FAQs Link: http://support.sas.com/certify/faq.html
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SAS ON‐LINE TRAINING CLASS *Free for current Bentley students HOW TO ACCESS YOUR SAS E‐LEARNING To activate your e‐Learning:
1. Go to http://support.sas.com/myelearn and log into your profile. If you do not currently have a profile, please create one using the link on this page.
2. Enter the Bentley access code into the activation code box, then click Submit. Review the license agreement and select I agree to accept it. (Please contact the program director for Bentley assess code) 3. You should now see the training in your list of active courses and the date on which your access expires. Select a course title to start your learning.
To access your e‐Learning once it has been activated: Once your e‐Learning has been activated, visit http://support.sas.com/myelearn or select My Training from any page on the SAS training Web site and log into your profile to access your training. Please e‐mail
[email protected] if you have any questions.
SAS CERTIFICATION PREP GUIDES 1. 2. 3. 4.
Go on Bentley library website: http://library.bentley.edu Click Research eBooks Click Books 24x7 Enter title in search box
BASE PROGRAMMING E‐book from Books 24x7 through the Bentley Library: SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607649243 *Print version of the book also available in the Bentley library.
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ADVANCED PROGRAMMING E‐book from Books 24x7 through the Bentley Library: SAS Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607649250 *Print version of the book also available in the Bentley library.
ADDITIONAL SAS E‐BOOKS LIST Located on Books 24x7 through the Bentley Library: The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fifth Edition by Lora D. Delwiche and Susan J. Slaughter SAS Institute © 2012 ISBN: 9781612903439 SAS 9.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607648970 Multiple Comparisons and Multiple Tests Using SAS, Second Edition by Peter Westfall, Randall Tobias and Russell Wolfinger SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607647836 SAS Statistics by Example by Ron Cody SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607648000 Simulating Data with SAS by Rick Wicklin SAS Institute © 2013 ISBN: 9781612903323
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Categorical Data Analysis Using SAS, Third Edition by Maura E. Stokes, Charles S. Davis and Gary G. Koch SAS Institute © 2012 ISBN: 9781607646648 A Step‐by‐Step Approach to Using SAS for Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling, Second Edition by Norm O’Rourke and Larry Hatcher SAS Institute © 2013 ISBN: 9781599942308 Statistical Programming in SAS by A. John Bailer SAS Institute © 2010 ISBN: 9781599946566 SAS For Dummies by Stephen McDaniel and Chris Hemedinger John Wiley & Sons © 2007 ISBN: 9780471788324 Applied Data Mining for Forecasting Using SAS by Tim Rey, Arthur Kordon and Chip Wells SAS Institute © 2012 ISBN: 9781607646624 Carpenter’s Guide to Innovative SAS Techniques by Art Carpenter SAS Institute © 2012 ISBN: 9781607649915 SAS/ETS 12.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2012 ISBN: 9781612903798 Customer Segmentation and Clustering Using SAS Enterprise Miner, Second Edition by Randall S. Collica SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607648109 Data Quality for Analytics Using SAS by Gerhard Svolba SAS Institute © 2012 ISBN: 9781607646204
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Elementary Statistics Using SAS by Sandra Schlotzhauer SAS Institute © 2009 ISBN: 9781607643791 Getting Started with SAS Text Miner 4.1 by SAS Publishing SAS Institute © 2009 ISBN: 9781599949994 SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases Reference by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2009 ISBN: 9781599947976 SAS 9.3 Formats and Informats: Reference by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607649007 SAS 9.3 Functions and CALL Routines: Reference by SAS Institute SAS Institute © 2011 ISBN: 9781607649014 Step‐by‐Step Basic Statistics Using SAS: Exercises by Larry Hatcher SAS Institute © 2003 ISBN: 9781590471494
SAS HARDCOPY BOOKS (Bentley Library) Handbook of SAS DATA Step Programming By Arthur Li Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2013 ISBN: 9781466552388 Call No: QA276.4 .L56 2013 Applied econometrics using the SAS system By Vivek B. Ajmani Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, © 2009 ISBN: 9780470129494 Call No: HB139 .A46 2009
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SAS and R : data management, statistical analysis, and graphics By Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton Boca Raton: CRC Press, © 2010 ISBN: 9781420070576 Call No: QA76.73 .S27 K54 2010
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